STUDENTS GUIDEBOOK

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

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STUDENTS

GUIDEBOOK SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

INDEX

� INTRODUCTION p. 02

� STUDYING AT THE

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS p. 04

� LIVING IN BOLOGNA p. 07

� ACCOMODATION p. 07

� THE CITY – LEARNING ITALIAN p. 08

� INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS p. 09

� HEALTH INSURANCE EXTRA-UE p. 09

� PERMIT OF STAY EXTRA-UE p. 10

� FISCAL CODE EXTRA-UE p. 11

� BANK ACCOUNT p. 13

� ENROLLMENT p. 15

� GLOSSARY p. 16

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This guide contains

the steps to follow

when you join us in

UNIBO. Where are

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which chapters are

relevant to you if you

arrive from an

EXTRA-EU country!

As you get through

the pages completing

all the procedures

and passages go

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In the appendix of the

guidebook you can

find the translation of

some Italian words.

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INTRODUCTION

The University of Bologna is known to be the oldest university of the Western

world. The university was founded in 1088 and the School of Economics is one of the

historical institution of UNIBO. The academic offer of the School of Economics, as

that of all the Italian Universities is organised on 3 cycles: the 1st cycle academic

degree, that is the Laurea, grants access to the 2nd cycle, and the Laurea

Specialistica/Magistrale, the main degree of the 2nd cycle, gives access to 3rd

cycle doctorate programmes resulting in the degree called Dottorato di Ricerca.

CORSUES DEGREES CFU YEARS

1° ciclo / 1st cycle - undergraduate studies/students

Corso di Laurea (L)

1st degree-Bachelor degree

180 3

Master 1st

Level 60 1

2° ciclo / 2nd cycle - graduate studies/students

Corso di Laurea

Specialistica (LM)

2nd degree-Master degree

120 2

Master 2nd Level 60 1

3° ciclo / 3rd cycle - postgraduate studies/students

Research Doctorate

Programme Dottorato di Ricerca

3+

Credits: degree courses are usually structured in credits (crediti formativi

universitari – CFU or ECTS). A university credit generally corresponds to 25 hours

of global work per student, time for personal study included. The average workload

of a full time student is conventionally fixed at 60 credits/year.

Academic Titles: the latest university legislation has defined the academic

titles corresponding to the different degrees of the academic offer. The L entitles to

be called "Dottore", the holders of an LS/LM have a right to the title as "Dottore

Magistrale”, the DR attributes the title as "Dottore di Ricerca".

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Joint Degrees: Italian universities are allowed to establish all the degree

programmes in cooperation with foreign partner universities, both European and

non-European.

Grading systems: Examinations are graded according to a scale ranging

from 0 to 30, with 18 as a pass mark. A "cum laude" may be added to the highest

grade (a 30 become a 30 e lode) as a mention of special distinction. All examination

results are used to calculate the overall degree mark on a scale of 0 – 110. The final

result is based on exam results plus the presentation of a project or dissertation in

front of a Board of Examiners. The pass mark is 66 and students who obtain full

marks of 110 may also be awarded ‘summa cum laude’ (110 e lode).

Don’t forget that our office is available and that we can assist you in

every step. Write an e-mail to get an appointment with the Program

coordinators. Please acknowledge that to receive assistance about the

Permit of Stay procedure you MUST get an appointment by e-mail with

the tutor for International Students.

Our contacts are:

Name e-mail tel

Adelio Garcia Alfisi Erasmus, Overseas and LMEC Coordinator

adelio.garcia@unibo.it +39 051 20.98869

Margherita De Rogatis Erasmus and QFinance Coordinator margherita.derogati2@unibo.it +39 051 20.98616

Annalisa Brega Clabe Coordinator annalisa.brega2@unibo.it +39 051 20.98703

Cristina Riccardi Clamda International Management Coordinator

cristina.riccardi@unibo.it +39 051 20.98023

Federica Onofri GIOCA Coordinator federica.onofri@unibo.it +39 051 20.98897

Nicola Mascia Tutor for International Students nicola.mascia@unibo.it

International Relations Office

facecon.erasmus@unibo.it

fax: +39 051 2098003

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STUDYING AT THE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

The School of Economics, in addition to the regular lessons, provides you

other didactic activities, such as:

Crash Courses: These courses are intended to complete and strengthen you on

basic knowledge contents for your course. Every course has different timetables

and rules of attendance, so it is absolutely important to check on the Program

website how to take part to the Crash Courses.

Laboratories: These activities are designed to enrich single classes with more

practical and interactive moments. The laboratories will give you CFU in accordance

to your Course plan. Laboratories are evaluated as passed/failed (idoneo/non

idoneo).

Exams / Finals: The final examination at the end of a course is defined by each

professor. It can be either a written or oral test; it may include midterm

assessments, class presentations, project groups and essays. Exams are graded

on a basis of /30, possibly with Laude. 18 is the passing grade. If a student fails to

pass an exam, he/she has the opportunity to resit it in the subsequent exam

sessione.

To register for an exam, students must access the ALMA ESAMI application

by using their UNIBO email account provided during the enrollment. Students have

3 possibilities per year to sit an exam (3 appelli). However, it is strongly

recommended to take the exam immediately after the course. This schedule

ensures that a student completes the required credits in the most appropriate order

and in due time and allows his/her to dedicate the last part of the second year to the

internships (if foreseen by your degree) and research for the final dissertation.

PIANO DI STUDIO / STUDY PLAN

The online study plan is the list of courses scheduled in your degree plus

additional CFU that you wish to gain (among the elective activities). It is compulsory

to fill the on-line Study Plan for all students, in order to: take exams, register your

exam’s grades and monitor your ECTS.

After the enrolment you must submit your online study plan. The study plan

must be filled in before sitting the exams in order to be able to register for exams

and to allow professors to record your exams. The Registrar Office is accountable

for this procedure.

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Connect to the page Piano di Studio typing username and password you have

been given. Choose teaching activities and press the save button before quitting the

programme. Notice that detailed instructions are attached.

In order to correctly select the courses, look up in the Courses Catalogue or

in the Schools websites and pay attention to academic programmes codes (4

numbers), to exams codes (5 numbers) and to the number of CFU/ECTS.

UNIVERSITY FACILITIES

Registrar Offices

This office is located in via Zamboni 33. This is the main office of UNIBO and

in here you can comply several operations: Enrollment, Payment of Tuition Fees,

Solving problems related to the On-Line Study Plan and all the procedures related

to the graduation.

School of Economics Computer Lab

In the computer lab, in piazza Scaravilli 2, you can use Internet, access to

free databases, free printing (only if bringing own paper) and sometimes you can

attend lessons which require the use of special Softwares (like Gretl, Stata,

Maxima).

Biblioteca Bigiavi

The Biblioteca Bigiavi is the library of the School of Economics and you can

find it in Via Belle Arti 33. Are also available other five libraries:

School Libraries Adress

Scienze Aziendali

Piazza Scaravilli, 1

40126 Bologna

Discipline Giuridiche

Via San Giacomo, 3

40126 Bologna

Matematica per le Scienze Economiche e Sociali Viale Filopanti, 5

40125 Bologna

Scienze Economiche

Strada Maggiore,45

40126 Bologna

Scienze Statistiche

Via Belle Arti 41

40126 Bologna

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Class Timetable

You can find the timetable of your degree on:

http://www.economia.unibo.it/Economia+Bologna/Studenti/Orario+delle+lezioni/defa

ult.htm

Office for the Relations with Companies, Internships and Placement

This Office provides information and support for University students concerning your

links to the job market and the activities with Corporation. You can contact them on

facecon.placement@unibo.it.

Unibo E-Mail Account

With the username and password given during the enrollment

(name.surname@studio.unibo.it) you will be able to:

• Acces you E-mail account on www.dsa.unibo.it

• Access Almaesami and Almewelcome.

Student Canteen

The campus canteen is in Piazza Puntoni 1.

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LIVING IN BOLOGNA

ACCOMODATION

Now that you are in Bologna you need a room! During the research for a good

lodging you can find some temporary solution. In Bologna there are several

hostels with low fares, that can be a good solution while you are looking for your

room! You can check on:

www.hostelworld.com - www.hostelbookers.com

There are several ways to find an accommodation in Bologna. Our first

suggestion is to go to SAIS. SAIS stands for Student Accommodation and

Information Services and they help all the International Students who attend

courses at the University of Bologna, in finding accommodation. You can find

them in:

Via Zamboni 62/b - 40126 Bologna - Italy

Phone. +39/051/254423 - Fax +39/051/251640

E-mail: sais@ceur.it – Website: www.sias,ceur.it

Furthermore, as you can notice in all the area of the University there are a

lot of advertising for rooms or apartments. So if you want to go through this

billboards and look for an accommodation keep in mind that you will have to deal

personally with the landlords or with the people that already live there and in that

scenario you must produce a regular contract.

Then you can also decide to surf the web and get some appointments to

look for a room, in this case we suggest you some links:

http://www.easystanza.it - www.postoletto.com - www.affittistudenti.it

www.bolognacasa.net - www.cybercasa.com

http://www.rentxpress.com/bologne-apartments/globe.phtml?currlang=EN

http://www.bussola.ceur.it/default.asp?sede=bo

Keep in mind that some offers you will find are on the rent market through a

private agencies and in these cases there are extra transaction costs related to the

renting procedure.

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THE CITY

The city of Bologna offers several services and activities, both for students

and citizens. We can suggest you to go to the UNIBO Website, select English

language and click on Student guide. There you will find a lot of information about

the campus, Student associations, several maps, sport facilities, the Collegium

Musicum Almae Matris, University Museums, Discounts at cinemas and theatres.

This is the address:

http://www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/Student+Guide/default.htm?tab=vivere

Moreover we suggest you some websites of interesting spots of Bologna.

www.mambo-bologna.org – Museum of Modern Art

www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it – Public Library

http://www.cinetecadibologna.it – Town Cinema Center

www.comune.bologna.it - Town Hall

LEARNING ITALIAN

If you are interested in learning Italian Bologna offers you several

possibilities. The CILTA is a UNIBO institution that offers the possibility to take

professional courses for several languages providing official certifications. CILTA

relies on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

The next session of lessons is scheduled for October 2011, so if you are interested,

keep in mind that you can enroll to this course from the 15/09/2011 until the

beginning of the lessons. For further information you can check the official website:

www.cilta.unibo.it.

Moreover the Town hall has several agreements with many institutions that

organize Courses of Italian. You can find all the information on:

http://informa.comune.bologna.it/iperbole/turismo/luoghi/39225/cat_id/3041.

We can also suggest you another Italian course "tailor-settled" for all

international students, based on their lessons schedule (in order to avoid

overlapping) and with a special fee. This course is offered by the anglo-american

school of Bologna, it focuses on the language, history, arts and debates in Italian.

This course is launched during the whole academic year and classes are never

more than 15 students per room (http://www.angloamericanschool.com/).

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

HEALTH INSURANCE

As soon as you arrive in Italy, the first step is to purchase a health insurance (or

make sure to be already entitled with one). In fact the insurance has to be

enclosed along with your application to the permit of stay and, moreover, is

mandatory to benefit of the nationwide health care service. The national health

service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, SSN) is a public service provided by the

Italian State and the insurance allows you also to get medical assistance in all the

Schengen area.

The MIUR ( the Education Italian Minister ) has an agreement with the insurance

company INA Assitalia, proposing two insurance quotes:

- six months period: Eur. 62.00

- yearly insurance: Eur. 98.00

Since your programs are from 2 to 3 years-long we

suggest you to purchase the yearly insurance. In

order to purchase it, you should follow these steps:

1. Go to any agency of the post office, in order to

make the payment. Ask for a blank payment form

(Bollettino Postale) and fill it with the following

information:

- account number: C/C POSTALE N. 71270003

- entitled to: INA ASSITALIA AG. GENERALE DI ROMA

- address: VIA DEL TRITONE N. 181 00187 ROMA

- Causale (that means what the payment is for) : ASSICURAZIONE

SANITARIA STUDENTE STRANIERO NAME SURNAME

2. Once you have released the payment, you could either bring the receipt back to

our office or send by fax a copy of the post office receipt, to: 06/88524418 or to

06/361326. Please enclose a clear fax cover sheet with your complete name and

personal information (date of birth, place of birth, citizenship).

POST OFFICE LOGO

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PERMIT OF STAY - PERMESSO DI SOGGIORNO

What is the permesso di soggiorno?

• The Permesso di Soggiorno is a permit given by the Italian government to

allow you to stay in our country and it is absolutely mandatory to live, study and

travel in Italy. It is absolutely the most important procedure to accomplish as you

arrive in Italy.

Within 8 working days from your arrival, all the students who hold a valid student

visa for Italy must apply for a Permesso di Soggiorno for study purposes, in the

Italian bureaucracy called Permesso di Soggiorno per motivi di studio.

The permit of stay is released by the local Police Department called in Italy

Questura, through the Ufficio Stranieri (Foreigners Office) of the applicant's place

of residence in Italy, in your case Bologna. What you have to do is to submit your

application to a Post Office. In every Post Office you can ask for the Kit del

Permesso di Soggiorno.

Step 1: DOCUMENTS FOR THE POST OFFICE APPLICATION

• Complete the Permesso di Soggiorno Kit filling the Modulo 1 (Form 1). The Kit

is available at every Post Office for free. Remember to check that the Kit is for

NON-EU citizens.

• Then attach a photocopy of UNIBO acceptance letter and the declaration of

enrollment (provided by the Italian Embassy or Consulate when your entry

visa was issued).* not mandatory

• Photocopies of ALL the pages of your passport or other equivalent document,

even the empty pages, even the first and the last pages. You must also show

the original document when submitting the application at the Post Office.

• Photocopy of the insurance policy or of the receipt of payment for Italian

insurance policy (see the Chapter INSURANCE for further information).

• Photocopy of Financial Statement. The document that certifies adequate

financial resources for the validity period of the residence permit ( for a year-

long permit the amount is € 5.424,90). * not mandatory

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• Then you need a Marca da Bollo. It is an Italian Duty Stamp needed to

validate the Kit and can be purchased at any tobacco shop. Ask for the Marca

da Bollo of € 14,62.

• You will find in the Kit a payment form for an amount equal to € 27,50 needed

to get the physical document (a plastic card always to have with you), fill this

form, pay at the Post Office then include the receipt of the payment in the Kit

envelope.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT submit original documents in the post office kit - When

submitting your application the Post Office will charge you a fee of € 30.

After submitting the Permesso di Soggiorno Kit to the Post Office, you should

receive 2 documents:

1. A yellow receipt (called ricevuta) that is absolutely important to finally get the

permit. Moreover on the receipt there are the user ID and password needed to

check the status of your application online at http://www.portaleimmigrazione.it/.

(click on "Area Riservata Stranieri” at the bottom of the page on the right).

2. A letter with the appointment date and time at the Police Station, Questura,

for the final step in the procedure. Sometimes the letter is not given to the

applicant at the Post Office and it should be sent later on as certified mail,

raccomandata, to the applicant's address in Italy.

The delivery of the letter with the appointment may face same delay, thus we

suggest you to frequently check your status at this link:

http://questure.poliziadistato.it/stranieri/?mime=1&lang=EN in order to get info on

your appointment, using your user ID and password found on your receipt,

ricevuta. Until you don’t get the final badge, please note that the receipt has the

same legal value.

Step 2: AT THE QUESTURA - UFFICIO STRANIERI

At the local Police Station - Immigration Office, located in Via Bovi Campeggi 13/3.

Make sure to bring originals and photocopies of ALL your documents.

• Bring your passport or other equivalent document.

• Original UNIBO acceptance letter and declaration of enrollment sealed by the

Italian Embassy or Consulate when your entry visa was issued.

• 4 identical passport-size photographs. (You can find an automatic photo-box

next to the canteen).

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• The original insurance policy or receipt of payment for Italian insurance policy

(see the Chapter INSURANCE for further information).

• A certificate of enrollment in your academic program in Italian (from the

Registrar Office in Via Zamboni, 33).

• Original Financial Statement, the document that certifies adequate financial

resources for the validity period of the residence permit ( € 5.424,90).* not

mandatory.

RENEWAL OF THE PERMIT OF STAY

If you already live in Italy and you already have a Permit of Stay you will have to

renew the Permesso di Soggiorno 60 days before its expiration.

Step 1: REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR POST OFFICE APPLICATION

(As before, do NOT submit original documents in the post office application/kit)

• Complete the post office Kit filling out the Modulo 1 (Form 1). Remember that

the Kit is available at the Post Office free of charge.

• Include a photocopy of expiring permit of stay (you must also present the

original permit of stay at the Post Office).

• Photocopy of ALL the pages of the passport or other equivalent document.

You also must present the original document when submitting the application

at the Post Office.

• Photocopy of insurance policy or receipt of payment for Italian insurance

policy, valid for the entire period covered by the residence permit (see the

Chapter on HEALTH INSURANCE).

• Photocopy of Financial Statement from ITALIAN BANK: document certifying

that you have at least € 5.424,90 in your Italian bank account.

• Then you need a Marca da Bollo. It is an Italian Stamp needed to validate the

Kit and can be purchased at any tobacco shop. Ask for the Marca da Bollo of

the amount of € 14,62.

• You must also attach a photocopy of an official statement certifying that at

least one exam has been successfully passed for the 1st renewal and at least

2 exams have been successfully passed for each successive renewal of the

residence permit. To print the official transcript from AlmaWelcome follow the

steps on page xx.

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• You will find in the Kit a payment form € 27,50 needed to get the physical

document (a plastic card always to have with you), fill this form, pay at the

Post Office then include the receipt of the payment in the Kit envelope.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT submit original documents in the post office kit - When

submitting your application the Post Office will charge you a fee of € 30.

After submitting the Permesso di Soggiorno Kit to the Post Office, you should

receive 2 documents:

1. A yellow receipt (called ricevuta) that is absolutely important to finally get the

permit. Moreover on the receipt there are the user ID and password needed to

check the state of progress of the application online at

http://www.portaleimmigrazione.it/. (click on "Area Riservata Stranieri” at the

bottom of the page on the right).

2. A letter with the appointment date and time at the Police Station, Questura,

for the final step in the procedure. Sometimes the letter is not given to the

applicant at the Post Office and it should be sent later on as certified mail,

raccomandata, to the applicant's address in Italy.

The delivery of the letter with the appointment is not always efficient, so we

suggest you to frequently check your status at this link:

http://questure.poliziadistato.it/stranieri/?mime=1&lang=EN in order to get info on

your appointment, using your user ID and password found on your receipt,

ricevuta.

Step 2: DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE QUESTURA UFFICIO STRANIERI

At the local Police Station - Immigration Office, located in Via Bovi Campeggi 13.

Make sure to bring originals and photocopies of ALL your documents.

• Bring your passport or other equivalent document.

• Original UNIBO acceptance letter and declaration of enrollment sealed by the

Italian Embassy or Consulate when your entry visa was issued.

• 4 identical passport-size photographs. (You can find an automatic photo-box

next to the canteen)

• The original insurance policy or receipt of payment for Italian insurance policy

(see the Chapter INSURANCE for further information).

• Original statement certifying that at least one exam has been successfully

passed for the 1st renewal and at least 2 exams have been successfully

passed for each successive renewal of the residency permit.

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• Original Financial Statement, the document that certifies adequate financial

resources for the validity period of the residence permit ( € 5.424,9). * not

mandatory

FISCAL CODE

The FISCAL CODE, CODICE FISCALE in Italian, consists in a plastic badge

with a personal alphanumeric code that allows you to do several operations:

• You can open a Bank Account

• You can sign for a contract

• You can purchase a Mobile Phone Number

To obtain one, issued by the State Finance Department, please take note of

the following address, where you should go as soon as you arrive to Italy and

before undersigning a leasing contract:

UFFICIO DELLE ENTRATE

VIA LARGA, 35 - BOLOGNA

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: FROM 8.30 TO 12.30

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY: ALSO FROM 14.30 TO 16.30

The Fiscal Code is free. To reach via Larga, please take bus n. 14 (14B or 14C)

in Via Rizzoli (nearby the two towers), headed towards PILASTRO.

BANK ACCOUNT

It could be useful for you to open a Bank Account in Italy for several reason, to

receive a scholarship, maybe to get a work or for personal needs. This step is not

compulsory or mandatory, but can be useful for you to get some tips.

It is possible to wire a scholarship (EM-ECW, ErGo or other) to a specific bank

account. Provided that you are a scholarship recipient, it would be at your

convenience to open the account at a bank that may guarantee the presence of

different branches across Europe (provided that it will be easier for you to deal

with your scholarship when travelling to your different allocations).

Therefore, we can suggest you to check the feasibility to open this account in

the following banks:

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ENROLLMENT

Once you arrive in Bologna, you have to register at the International Relations

Office of the School of Economics, contact person: Margherita de Rogatis (first

floor, second- to- last door at the end of the corridor). Please bring with you:

a. 2 passport-size pictures;

b. A copy of the passport;

c. For NON UE students: the receipt of your student visa/residence permit

application (the original residence permit needs some months in order to be

issued)

d. A certificate stating you are regularly enrolled at your home University

e. The transcript of your records with marks and ECTS obtained in your home

country.

Once completed your enrollment, you will receive a personal electronic student

badge: by using this card, students can obtain certificates, price reductions and

other facilities offered by the University and the Municipalities.

CARISBO

Via Zamboni, 1

40123 Bologna

tel: 051-277311

www.carisbo.com

DEUTSCHE BANK

Via Marconi Guglielmo, 13

40122 Bologna

tel: 051-336411

www.db.com

MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA

Via Francesco Rizzoli, 6

40125 Bologna

Tel: 051-658 5111

www.mps.it

UNICREDIT

Piazza Aldrovandi, 12

40125 Bologna

Tel: 051-275 7411

www.unicreditbanca.it

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GLOSSARY

Appello d’esame - Date on wich you can take an

exam.

Ateneo - It is a synonym of University.

Aula - Classroom.

CILTA - The University’s language center in

Bologna.

CUSB - (Centro Universitario Sportivo

Bolognese): the University’s sports association.

EM - Erasmus Mundus.

ER-GO - (Azienda Regionale per il Diritto agli

Studi Superiori): a regional

institution that provides financial support for

students and other funding schemes.

EU - European Union.

Facoltà - It means School. For Example the

School of Economics is Facoltà di Economia.

MIUR - (Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e

della Ricerca): the Italian.

Ministry of Education, University and Research

Numero di matricola - The ten-digits code that

identifies you in UNIBO.

Semestre - Time frame of six months in which

you can follow lessons.

Trimestre - Time frame of three months in which

you can follow lessons.

Bimestre - Time frame of two months in which

you can follow lessons.

Sessione - Time frame in which you can take

exams.

Segreteria Studenti - Registrar Office

URP (Ufficio Relazioni con il Pubblico):

information office